I’m out and about and everyone is wearing brown and beige

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Some are head to toe brown. Some are half brown, half beige.

What a boring trend indeed!

I don’t think it’s our fault tbh. Most of winter jackets are black/ grey/ brown / navy , well burgundy this year but its a dark colour as well. And don’t even start me on hats.

The cheap items don’t look nice. The expensive items are too expensive and still don’t look nice ☹️

I’m in reds, greens, purples, gold/rust & greys.
But i never follow fashion 😆.

MN certainly wasn't all sunshine and kittens when I first joined about 19 years ago. There was plenty of slagging off--starting threads about people in other threads, dissecting slebs and their clothes, mocking other posters' clothing and style preferences.

OP said everyone. She never mentioned women specifically.

Both my sons seem to like earthy shades. One of them has about 20 jackets all in a slightly different shade of brown.

As an autumn I’ve been wearing those colours for years (with a splash of deep reds, oranges and green) so I’m finally in fashion 🤣🤣

Not that I really care as my style is always very classic… it’s just nice to have more choice.

Brown can be more flattering than black on a mature skin. Black can look draining, especially on blonds and redheads.

Hmm a bit of an OTT reaction. Do you come on style & beauty often?

I love dark brown, it really suits my colouring. Also I’ll wear what I want!

I remember these - a grubby light beige suede with shaggy matted wool around the edges, sometimes with embroidery on them and they did smell. I didn't have one but I did have a brown suede waistcoat with fringes round the bottom. Oh to be 17 again.

I got a lovely brown top from M&S last year so I’m glad it’ll be “in” when I wear it again this year. Tbh all I see here right now is leopard print and I look like Pat Butcher when I attempt it so I like having something else that feels nice that won’t look dated.

I think brown happens very five years or so like this - I notice it as there are hardly any shades of brown I can't wear without risk of being carted off to the mortuary.

it's a shame as I think when done well it can look really stylish.

I have never really worn brown until this year, but I am now in my brown era having bought a beautiful tan suedette mini skirt from M&S and a fabulous camel wool coat from Vinted. Still not into chocolate brown though.

It’s better than head to toe black.

I love it. I tend to dress fairly colourfully alot of the time but brown is my neutral of choice, it suits me more then black or grey.
I clearly live in a very unfashionable area though coz it's all black leggings with black puffer coats round here.

I don't think any particular colour should be a fashion statement.

It's clear from this thread that not all colours suit everyone, and fashion houses dictating that everyone should wear brown or whatever colour isn't going to work.

I suit jewel colours. Brown, olive green and beige don't suit me but they suit DD so, I don't wear them and DD does.

Wearing the right colour for you is far more stylish than slavishly following what colour the fashion magazines say is in.

I quite like the richer browns but hate beige with a passion. Years ago I was catching the train. To work and there was a woman who wore beige from head to toe all year. She looked sad.

Pah, we must have had 20 years of grey dominance. Sorry not sorry but now it’s our turn.

I love the browns- so much so that I started wearing them in the 80’s. They also suit my colouring.

The White Company clothing range is all beige and brown. It doesn't do it for me--looks drab.

I love brown. It’s a warm cosy colour like chocolate and coffee.

I love brown. Purple and grey as well

Thank goodness I say. How many years has it been black and grey which look terrible on my blond, blue eyed, pale skin. Brown warms up my whole complexion and goes so well with berry, green, turquoise. As for beige, again I find it really flattering on an older skin. Hurrah for brown and I am stocking up before the inevitable return of the black.

I agree OP - I never wear brown - a brown and yellow school uniform scarred me

I’m road testing brown this year, I was always a black wearer before. It works better as you get older I think. I’m wearing brown with pink today and loving it.